3:30 a.m.: Sandy batters region; rain to return Tuesday

As of 3 a.m., all Mid-Hudson bridges were open, with the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge experiencing sustained winds of 9 MPH.

As of 3 a.m., all Mid-Hudson bridges were open, with the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge experiencing sustained winds of 9 MPH.

Yes, as of 3 a.m., Hurricane Sandy has come and, for now, for the most part, gone.

There is still plenty weather to come, however, as rain is in the forecast for Tuesday and early Wednesday. Sandy will make her way through Pennsylvania, and is predicted to move northeast toward Central New York. Along the way, she will bring rain back to the Hudson Valley, with a return of winds.

But currently, conditions have calmed throughout the Hudson Valley, though it remains dangerous to be outside, according to emergency officials. A state of emergency is in place for Sullivan County through midnight Thursday. Thus far Sandy is responsible for hundreds of downed trees and power lines, dozens of closed roads and plenty of debris flying through the area. Cleanup in many places will begin Tuesday morning.

And energy providers are reporting widespread outages throughout the area. As of 3 a.m., about 120,000 homes in the Hudson Valley and Catskills were without power, according to figures collected from the three major providers, Central Hudson, New York State Gas and Electric, and Orange and Rockland.